Integrative Approaches to Supervision

Mainly drawn from keynote addresses at BASPR ( the British Association for Supervision, Research and Practice ), this book presents some 20 contributors who explore the nature of supervision and its role within organisational and individual settings… The reader is left unable to avoid the challenges facing the supervisor who aspires both in their own right, and in the larger counselling field, for wider professional recognition. Recommended reading for all involved in the supervision and therapeutic processes. – Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalThis book, written by and for those working in therapy-related professions, is based on conference material presented to the 1999 British Association for Supervision Research and Practice ( BASPR ) Conference and thus many of the chapters have a friendly, informal style. … the book allows you to read one or two chapters, discover new ideas and tools for your supervision “kitbag” , then go away and try them out. The advantage of this book is that you only have to decide which chapter you want to read first - you dont have to miss something else that in a conference setting might be happening at the same time. – Mediation MagazineThis book is based on the “models and framework of Integrative Supervision” and the early chapters in this book explore issues such as, Narrative Approaches to Supervision, Supervision in and for Organisations and The Cyclical Model of Supervision: A Container for Creativity and Chaos from this perspective. What looks interesting however is the specific issues that some of the chapters focus on. For example:- Supervision in Primary Care, The Spirituality of Supervision, Supervision - Researching Therapeutic Practice, Which Sub-personality is Supervising Today. I haven’t read this book but just flicking through the pages indicates that it has some interesting and useful input into thinking about supervision. – British Association for Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Supervision Newsletter

Michael Carroll is a fellow of the British Association for Counselling, a chartered counselling psychologist, and a BAC-accredited supervisor. He works as a counsellor, supervisor, trainer and consultant to organisations in both the public and private sectors specialising in the area of employee well-being. He has published widely in the areas of workplace counselling and counselling supervision.

Margaret Tholstrup is a chartered counselling psychologist, a UK-CP-registered psychotherapist and a BAC-accredited counsellor. She has worked in a variety of contexts including student counselling, primary care and psychiatric settings specialising in eating disorders. She currently has an independent practice as a psychotherapist, supervisor, trainer and examiner.

Both editors are associate fellows of the British Psychological Society.